Motor Sport Magazine

A century ago, The Brooklands Gazette was launched by an enterprising publisher, dedicated to covering the best of the burgeoning world of motor racing. The magazine was soon renamed Motor Sport and now, 100 years on, continues to flourish as an independent, free-speaking voice for racing fans worldwide. As we celebrate the momentous year in 2024, we will feature the latest articles and podcasts that look back over a century of racing; the ways that you can get involved; and some of the best writing from the magazine’s history.

THE EDITOR

Motor Sport Magazine

BIG PICTURE

F1 frontline • Teething problems were expected but has a 50/50 power split ceded too much territory to new fans? MARK HUGHES on F1’s dilemma

“Unacceptable” • Ollie Bearman on the move by Franco Colapinto that precipitated his high-speed crash at the Japanese Grand Prix

F1 insider • Quit moaning, says KARUN CHANDHOK. Driver skill still makes a difference in Formula 1, with the more adaptable forging ahead

F1 race centre • Only three rounds in and a record has already been broken – step forward Kimi. Did Suzuka show that youth is an ally when adapting to these cars?

Drive OF THE month • While production of the Ford Focus ended in 2025, the car was still sprightly in the hands of Ash Sutton – who finished second, first and first in the BTCC’s opening races

Driver briefing notes • Palou powers on, while in the WRC Katsuta wins again

Top 5… Indy 500 winners • The line-up for May’s Indianapolis 500 features nine winners of the race, accounting for 14 victories. Here’s our pick of those victors

Lola rises again with reimagined heavy-hitter

Motodrom Gelsenkirchen

Diary of a historic racer • Alex Brundle lines up at Goodwood, but his luck is out in the Win Percy and Gordon Spice trophies

OUR TOP EVENTS THIS MONTH

On the road… • The final build-up to the BTCC season means an active JAKOB EBREY. But there’s also been cool historic stuff and, of course, short oval fun

POSTCARD FROM America • JOHN OREOVICZ takes us through another NASCAR courtroom battle and wonders if the Indianapolis 500 is too set in its ways

Stopped in his tracks • Part of Lotus’s line-up in 1960, Alan Stacey’s death ended a story far too soon. Marcus Simmons reads about his 26 years

THE COLLECTOR • Holding all the cards

Rumblings • Today’s F1 regulations are exhaustive but this wasn’t the case in the late 1960s. DOUG NYE recalls the clamour for aero advantage

From the archives… • Denis Jenkinson is trackside at Zolder in 1979. He tells of a qualifying calamity where Lotus’s Mario Andretti on a flyer collides with Jochen Mass

ON THIS MONTH… • Wet blankets, lauding Lauda and pit kips

Clocking a 911 • Porsche Design has wound back the decades with its titanium Chronograph 1, says SIMON DE BURTON

Motorbikes • It’s been a dream start to ’26 for Aprilia in MotoGP and the roots of its success lie in F1. MAT OXLEY charts the rise of Noale’s title chargers

Road cars • ANDREW FRANKEL on Jaguar’s electric GT, TV and film’s unlikely duels and why our pothole problem means spare tyres are a must

Supercar that’s among the gods • Could the Valhalla be Aston Martin’s finest car in its entire history? Andrew Frankel is on the roads of northern Spain to find out

LETTERS

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Le Mans • It’s almost time to air the tent and buy the ferry tickets – or book your slot in the front of the TV. Here’s your guide to Le Mans 2026

8 FACTS TO KNOW ABOUT LE MANS 2026 • Before sitting down to watch the entire race with a packet of over-the-counter caffeine tablets, Gary Watkins...